Members: Sol Moore, Clayton Smith, Benny Booker, Eddie Vanderveer, Shirley Greene, Carroll Ridley, Granville Young, Gilbert Kelley, George Fauntleroy, George Ward, Ken Bryant, Joe Kelley (2), Gene Brown (3), Floyd Ray, Johnny Alston (3)

First known as the Harlem Dictators, orchestra founded by Floyd Ray in the mid-30's. Don't confuse with the Savoy Dictators.

They were recruited by Decca when Count Basie left for Columbia in February 1939. They recorded during two sessions of 4 songs each (8 songs in total), in February and April 1939. These are apparently the only traces we have left from the orchestra, except for a record on the label Miltone Records, pressed in Los Angeles, in 1947.